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A black American soldier on a three day pass visits Paris and has a romance with a white French girl, but then is reprimanded for his actions by his racist superiors.

While stationed in France, Turner, a black American GI, is promoted and given a 3-day pass to Paris. On his first day there, he wanders the streets alone, feeling uncomfortable and lonely. At night he visits a nightclub, hoping the atmosphere will enliven him, but a curt rejection from a beautiful young woman increases his dejection. His spirits brighten, however, when another woman, Miriam, dances and talks with him and, after some coaxing, agrees to accompany him to the seashore the following day. Miriam leaves her job, claiming she is ill, and spends a pleasant day with Turner. They drive in the country, have dinner in a Chinese restaurant, and spend the night together. Only a skirmish in the restaurant, when Turner feels he has been racially insulted by an entertainer, mars their idyll, and even that unpleasantness is short-lived. The following day, however, Turner runs into three buddies from his Army post, and he fears that they will report his having dated a white girl to their captain. Choosing to ignore their presence, Turner spends another day with Miriam, and they vow their love for each other before parting. As Turner feared, he is instantly demoted upon his return to the camp by his bigoted captain. Nevertheless, Turner still has Miriam, or so he thinks, until he calls her at her office and is told that she is "ill," the same excuse she used for her 3 days with Turner.